Hydra
constellation straddling the celestial equator
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Summary
Hydra is a constellation[1]. Hydra draws 3,268 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #25 of 85).[2]
Key Facts
- Shares border with: Antlia[3], Cancer[4], Canis Minor[5], Centaurus[6], Corvus[7], Crater[8], Leo[9], Libra[10], Lupus[11], Monoceros[12], Puppis[13], Pyxis[14], Sextans[15], Virgo[16]
- Named after: Hydra[17]
- Commons category: Hydra (constellation)[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hydra (constellation)[19]
- Commons gallery: Hydra (constellation)[20]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Hydra[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], Star Lore of All Ages[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Topic has template: Template:Stars of Hydra[26], Šablona:Souhvězdí Hydry[27]
- Official name: Hydra[28]
- Short name: Hya[29]
- Different from: Hydra[30]
- Area: 1303[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
- P14541: 4GWpVh[33]
Why It Matters
Hydra has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Hydra is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]